The Straits of Hormuz are very difficult to navigate if Iran doesn't want you to. And that's their leverage. And you have two things going on that's made it worse in the last few days. Number one, They had no planning, at least that has been articulated, as to who should succeed Khamenei. And now it's his son, who's even a greater hardliner than he is, more likely to cling to the Straits of Hormuz as a weapon to try and strangle, at least in terms of energy, the West. (08:02–08:11)
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Asserts that there is no articulated succession plan for Khamenei.
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